Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-04-04
were stove, boat was lost and cons;ae,.,,.
other damage was done.

other damage was done.
Schooner Union of Jonesport. Me. 6,
1ohn for New York. with cargo of lumber
dragged both anchors and went ashore on the
east side OF the harhor, just north of New
York wharf, where she now lies full of w.,s,
PORTLAND, April 8.
Inc storm Saturday night was very severe
few miles north of here on the Maine Cen.
trai, the Pullman train leaving here at "a
NJ, stuck in drift at Freeport until II tb;.
forenoon. On the Grand Trunk, freight
train got stuck at Yarmouth and DELAYED ON,
and in trains all night.
ST. PAUL, April 8.
passengers on the incoming Northern Paci-
nc train. report that a blizzard began at Bis
marck last night. The storm reached here
this evening and at IL P. M. is raging fierce
ly.
YAEKroN, OAK, April 3.
Inc thermometer registered at 40 above
Yesterday and is at zero now with a snow
storm prevailing, and there is some appre-
hension of another blockade
ST. JOHN, N. B April 3.
A heavy snow prevsiled throughout New
Brunswick last night, the fall being the
heaviest of the winter. Railroads in some
places are seriously blocked and several
trains due today have not arrived up TO
late hour tonight.
CHICAGO. April 3.
The signal service officer reports the rapid
approach of cold wave. The Temperature
will fall from Is to 80 degrees in the next So
hours.
BosToN, April 2.
At an early hour last night violent snow
storm set in, very generally throughout New
England, accompanied, particularly along
the coast, by heavy gale. Reports from
Gloucester, Provincetown and other promi
nent ports indicate that tae storm has been
the most severe for many years, if not al
together precedent For SO hours the wind
has maintained velocity of from 40 to so
miles an hour. From to IL inches of snow
have fallen, Many reports have been re-
ceived of damage to buildings and trees from
the weight of snow At Block Island the
gale was simply terrific and the beach is
strewn with wreckage from schooner which
went ashore at the breakwater on Friday,
The Old Colony boat did not leave Fall
River for New York because IF the terrible
sea outside.
Provincetown reports tnat the weather is
still SO thick that the lights cannot be seen
five hundred yards from the shore. The
harbor is full of vessels which are supposed
to be riding out the gale in safety as no re-
ports of disasters have been received here.
Gloucester reports that two feet of snow
has fallen and the weather is still so thick
that nothing can be seen of the craft in the
harbor.
At Newport the storm was also terrific
The trips of the Wexford and harbor boats
were suspended and the New York boat did
not leave her wharf,
In Boston the streets are piled up with
snow and street car traffic is retarded, while
on the railroads throughout New England
trains are very much delayed.
Mail advices from Sandwich and Chatham
state that the storm of today was the most
severe for ten years.
Teegraphic and telephone communication
with the South is completely cut off, the
poles being Frustrated by the heavy gales.
The wind has blown terribly all day from the
northeast and tonight it shows no signs of
abating. Its force is so great that it is al
most impossible for pedestrians to be about.
A tremendous sea is running and the blind
ing snow makes navigation very dangerous.
FALL RIVER, Mass, April 2
Snow began to fall at O'Clock this morn
ing and has continued since, almost without
interruption. 1t is one of the severest storms
of the season. In all about IA inches of snow
have fallen and has drifted in places, espec-
tally on the country roads. All the trains
were late today on account of the Storm No
boat went to New York tonight and none
will 60 tomorrow night on account of the
storm. A high wind has prevailed all day.
Tonight the weather has moderated and there
are signs of the storm moving to rain.
CHATHAM, Mass, April 3.
Yesterdays storm was the worst that has
passed over this section for the winter. Dur
ing the afternoon the wind blew in great
uprooting trees, breaking wires
and blowing down fences.